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Ohio AFL-CIO Convention Recap

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The Ohio AFL-CIO held its 29th Biennial Convention at the Duke Energy in Cincinnati Sept. 16-17. At the convention, Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga and Secretary-Treasurer Petee Talley were re-elected to another four-year term. Read morehe Ohio AFL-CIO held its 29th Biennial Convention at the Duke Energy in Cincinnati Sept. 16-17. At the convention, Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga and Secretary-Treasurer Petee Talley were re-elected to another four-year term. (read the press release here).

Also at the convention, 24 Resolutions were passed which will dictate the course of action for the State Federation the next two years. The overall theme, Building the Movement for Income Equality, was prevalent throughout the convention and Resolutions. Click here to see the Resolutions passed by the Delegates.

Photos: Starting with the Diversity Conference up to the last resolution, see the photos of every moment on the 2014 29th Biennial Ohio AFL-CIO Convention. Thanks to AFSCME Counil 8′s Joe Weidner for the great photos. Check out the photos here.

Videos: Throughout the course of the convention, several videos were aired, many of which are great to show at union meetings, retiree groups, or to share on Social Media. Here are the links to each video:Wealth Inequality in America: 6:23 minutesWhat Have Unions Done For Us: 3:06 minutesNightmare on Wall Street: Robin Hood Tax: 2 minutesStrikebreakers: 2:49 minutesDropkick Murphys’ Union Night: 3 minutesRobert Reich: America’s Koch Problem: 3 minutesRobert Reich: War On The Poor: 2:15 MinutesSpeeches: Our YouTube channel will have access to many of the speeches given at the convention. Click here for our YouTube Channel or click on name below for links to specific speeches.Lee Saunders: AFSCME PresidentRichard Trumka, AFL-CIO PresidentRandi Weingarten, AFT President